AWKWARD: James and Seth's film hasn't exactly impressed reviewers [WENN]

But that doesn't mean it won't end up in anybody's worst of 2014 lists.

The comedy, which centres around the attempted assassination of Kim Jong Un, has been released in limited cinemas across the States as well as being streamed for rental on YouTube.

However, the initial reviews aren't exactly sparkling.

The Wall Street Journal said: "Think Saturday Night Live on a really bad night", while website The Verge wrote: "The Interview is a bad movie that trivializes one of the worst ongoing human rights violations on our planet right now."

'the interview' was terrible. If the hackers knew how bad it was, the threat should've been to make everyone go see it.

But it wasn't just the review publications that weren't impressed by the James Franco/Seth Rogen comedy.

One viewer tweeted: "The Interview was terrible. If the hackers knew how bad it was, the threat should've been to make everyone go see it"; while another wrote: "I made it 25 minutes and 36 seconds through The Interview before I gave in."

Others added: "The Interview is, like, seriously a really bad movie. James Franco isn't funny at all", and "It's bad. Lame. Not funny. NK couldn't possibly have SEEN it before all their fussing. Not worth the effort."